Osteomyelitis, First Colds

IF the rainy season at peak condition. Air temperature cools. In this condition, infants and children are susceptible to coughs, colds, or influenza. Although the cough and the common cold, parents should not underestimate the disease.

If not treated immediately, other diseases can arise. One of them, osteomyelitis or bone infection. ''The disease is caused by bacteria originating from the respiratory tract. His name is Staphylococcus aureus,''said Dr. Tri Wahyu Martanto SpOT.

Staff Orthopedic and Traumatology Department Airlangga FK explained, the bacteria can enter the bloodstream of children. If it were so, the bacteria can nyanthol in bone. ''The bacteria thrive when the child's condition declined and malnutrition,''he said.

The symptoms of osteomyelitis, Tri said, appear 1-2 weeks after the children recover from colds and coughs. Mark, unaccompanied by fever and cough cold. Usually, children are also experiencing pain in the bones, such as hands. Children so lazy to move his hands. ''Parents need to be aware of symptoms that,''he said.

Other symptoms, no swelling in the area sick. According to him, accute condition called osteomyelitis. If treated immediately, the infection can be cured and not impact much on the bone development of children. Others as if you had entered the stage of chronic osteomyelitis. Although able to recover, Tri said, a moment of infection can relapse. ''Declining body condition may trigger a recurrence of the disease. Because bacteria can not be eliminated 100 percent,''he said.

Symptoms of chronic osteomyelitis, among others, the pus out of the swollen bone. The condition causes bone death (dead bone). To overcome this, the bone must be removed. ''If a small area of infection, no problem. Therefore, the bone can be formed again. But, if the infected area is very large, the impact interfere seseoang movement. For example, the hand bone straight so no longer. Because most of the bone is taken,''he explained.

What happens if the dead bone is not removed? According to Tri, pus would hold out so that the odor pressed to the child's body. ''If untreated, the condition does not happen again,'' she said. She warn too, the disease is fairly common in Indonesia. According to him, the RSU dr Soetomo, in a month, at least two new patients should be treated osteomyelitis. Unfortunately, they usually come when the already chronic conditions. Although''not endanger the child, the disease can reduce mobility,''he said.

Tri explained, the condition indicates that many parents underestimate the disease that originated from influenza, colds, and coughs it. ''In fact, if not addressed, can be dangerous,''he said.

Bone infection was 50 percent more to attack the children. Rarely found in such cases in adults. Because their immune system better. Adult bone structure is also different. Vaskularisasi''bone in children are still rich veins,''he said. (dio)